1955 Mercedes Gullwing 300SL

This past saturday morning before driving out to west chester i had the pleasure of seeing this completely original gullwing in person for the first time. An old friend that we haven't seen in awhile owns this car and decided to bring it by. I thought i would share these pics. Enjoy!

I was going to a buddy's shop in late 1999 to see how the restoration on his Porsche 356 Continental was going. After leaving, we were stopped at a red light when I said "Holy s**t Greg, look across the intersection". Low and behold a silver 300SL gullwing. We were going apes**t and apparently the owner saw us and gave us a big wave. Man, that thing was a beauty.

Coupe. The only modification he was adding was the third (emergency brake light) to the rear window as my understanding was the tail lamps didn't light the brake light sufficiently causing many 356's to get rear-ended.

Greg wrote the factory in 1999 asking for the original color combination. Stuttgart sent him the swatch and all information on the colors. His 356 was last registered in southern California in 1980 and had been painted yellow. He literally found it in a barn north of Seattle in 1998.

Coupe. The only modification he was adding was the third (emergency brake light) to the rear window as my understanding was the tail lamps didn't light the brake light sufficiently causing many 356's to get rear-ended.

Greg wrote the factory in 1999 asking for the original color combination. Stuttgart sent him the swatch and all information on the colors. His 356 was last registered in southern California in 1980 and had been painted yellow. He literally found it in a barn north of Seattle in 1998.

Tail lights suck. Can't be seen during the day. I practice defensive turning.

I tried LED lamps, but they don't draw the proper amount to trigger the bi-metal flasher.

Garmin Is My Pilot.

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